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Thread : Favorite Podcasts?
Started at Nov 12 '16 9:12pm by Puzzle
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[Post 1]
Author : Puzzle
Date : Nov 12 '16 9:12pm
Thread Title : Favorite Podcasts?
So, I do a lot of drawing and image editing in my line of work, and nothing helps me concentrate on skill-based work more than a good podcast to listen to.
But alas! After so many hours of audio bliss, I am running out of podcasts to listen to! I've listened to all archived episodes (often multiple times) and eagerly await each new weekly update, while supporting my favorite 'casts with regular donations to keep my supply secure. Even so, I find myself running dry, and 'Top 10 Podcast' lists tend to just line up the same podcasts over and over again. I turn to you, my fellow Myth-Weavers, for a podcast exchange. Your favorites for mine. :D
I'll start:
This American Life (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/)- One of the earliest, and still the best, IMO. Over twenty years of entertaining, humanizing stories. I particularly like listening to their old episodes about 'current' politics, which are like perfect little windows into past political landscapes. It helps keep things in perspective, I think. But, if you're sick of politics, they have episodes about almost any other subject you can think of too.
99 Percent Invisible (http://99percentinvisible.org/) - A podcast about design and all the ways it affects our lives and culture. Really fascinating stuff, and they'll have you noticing and understanding things you never even thought about before. They have great articles too!
Criminal (http://thisiscriminal.com/) - This one can get gruesome at times, but it's still an interesting and well-done podcast. Some of the stories are about very serious subject matter (death row, murder, hate crimes, forensic evidence) and others, not so much. (Plant theft, retired police dogs, bourbon, detective novelist Raymond Chandler)
Most anything by Gimlet Media, (https://gimletmedia.com/) but most especially Science Vs. (https://gimletmedia.com/show/science-vs/), Reply All (https://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/), and Start Up (https://gimletmedia.com/show/startup/).
The HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast (http://hppodcraft.com/) - Most of the new shows are members-only, but much of the archives are free to listen. Includes information about HP Lovecraft, what influenced his writing, and the many other authors he corresponded with on a regular basis. Also readings of some of his stories! Best listened to in the dark and alone. ;3
The Longest Shortest Time (http://longestshortesttime.com/) - A podcast about parenting. More entertaining than it sounds! Funny, heartfelt stories, in-depth discussions about complicated topics like cesarean sections and adoption, parental relationships and creative problem solving. I would recommend this to anyone regardless of whether you have/don't have/never intend to have kids.
I listen to a number of other podcasts on and off too, but those are the ones I would recommend the most. What are your favorite podcasts, and why? I need moar! :twitch:
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[Post 2]
Author : MrAndrewJ
Date : Nov 12 '16 10:19pm
I'm mostly a sucker for fiction.
Tales from the Afternow (http://rantmedia.ca/afternow/episodes.php) blends heavy doses of cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, a hint of time travel, and a ton of other dystopian themes together really well. There are only so many episodes. There is a running narrative. It gets dark.
Escape Artists (http://escapeartists.net/) used to be my go-to. It began as EscapePod, if I recall right, but ultimately split off into three different branches. EscapePod took over science fiction, PsuedoPod for horror, and PodCastle for fantasy. Some of them get racy and are clearly marked. There was a lot of quality material in them when I fell away, too. There are enough podcasts here to keep you going for a long while.
Secret World Chronicle (http://secretworldchronicle.com/) Primarily by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin with other authors at times. Superheroes and aliens. The podcast is over six years old and still seems to be catching sporadic updates. There are enough episodes that you should be set for an incredible amount of time.
Full disclosure: I know both members of this next podcast personally. However, they really do tackle some cool self-help ideas in fun ways. I wouldn't be suggesting it if I didn't also enjoy it quite a lot. Help Wanted Podcast (http://helpwantedpod.com/listen)
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[Post 3]
Author : mildly_competent
Date : Jan 8 '17 5:56pm
I've recently been getting into Podcasts. Great way for me to pass the time when I'm working out or doing chores. Figured I could add to this list...
Hardcore History (http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/) almost goes without saying, and probably turns up on most of the "top 10 podcasts" lists. But I don't think it's been mentioned yet, and it really is great (particularly after the first few episodes). As someone who's only recently been trying to learn more History, I found that this was a great way to start to orient myself and learn about some really cool stuff.
History of Rome (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-rome/id261654474?mt=2) is also good, and one that I'm in the midst of now. While it's not the most detailed story of Rome ever, it's still a lot more than most people know, and I think the author does a great job of keeping things understandable.
Myths and Legends (https://www.mythpodcast.com/) is another one that I'm in the middle of now. It's generally kid-friendly (he has disclaimers if it's not), so it's a podcast that anyone in the family can listen to. The author goes over various legends from around the world, throughout time. He's touched on Aurthurian legends, Japanese folklore, lots of Nordic stuff. Really, it's just a fun introduction to a lot of stories you *think* you know, but with surprising origins. ;)
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[Post 4]
Author : Raveled
Date : Jan 9 '17 1:05am
I have recently been devouring everything Roleplaying Public Radio has put out, and the System Mastery boys are always solid. Two great roleplaying podcasts that have done a lot to expand my personal gaming horizons.
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[Post 5]
Author : oldkingkoal
Date : Jan 9 '17 3:14am
My favorite has always been 'Art and Story (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-story/id263032109?mt=2)'
It's kind of an old one. It ended in 2012, but the information is pretty interesting. It's mainly for comic artists, but it would probably be good for any DMs out there.
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[Post 6]
Author : Khakhan
Date : Jan 9 '17 4:30am
Man! Brilliant thread idea!
I only listen to RPPR Actual Play and their stuff, but these history ones sound amazing. Now I have something to listen to on my jogs and stuff once my audiobooks run out. Cheers!
I lied, I sporadically listen to Lore (http://www.lorepodcast.com/about/) when I want a good creeping out.
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[Post 7]
Author : TheObsoleteMan
Date : Jan 9 '17 8:19am
If you need something to chew on (intellectually, of course), The Philosopher's Zone (http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/) is pretty meaty. A wide range of topics, and they steer pretty clear of trying to enforce ideologies. It can be a little hit-or-miss depending on the guests they bring on (some are better philosophers than they are public speakers), but you can't do much better to find a new way of thinking in 25 minutes.
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[Post 8]
Author : Legate71
Date : Jan 10 '17 9:04pm
My favourite over the last couple of years has been "Gamerstable", but their next ep is their last (they're stopping at 300 eps.) I also enjoy "Miskatonic University Podcast".
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[Post 9]
Author : Duckerby
Date : Jan 11 '17 2:45am
Hey everyone, it's Tuesday! (http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bombcast-463-a-tokyo-new-year/2300-11801/)
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[Post 10]
Author : Azalah
Date : Jan 27 '17 11:27pm
I tend to enjoy listening to the Drunken Peasants podcast on YouTube. Definitely not for everyone, but hey, I like them.
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[Post 11]
Author : Khakhan
Date : Jan 27 '17 11:58pm
My favourite over the last couple of years has been "Gamerstable", but their next ep is their last (they're stopping at 300 eps.) I also enjoy "Miskatonic University Podcast".
Which Miskatonic University Podcast? Looking to up my Cthulhu knowledge and exposure.
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[Post 12]
Author : Flinch
Date : Jan 28 '17 3:21am
Joe Rogan Podcast, because Joe don't care what you think. That, and he always has a guest on.
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[Post 13]
Author : whytebio
Date : Jan 28 '17 3:22am
I listen to Ben Shapiro's podcast.
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[Post 14]
Author : WhisperMagellan
Date : Jan 30 '17 7:03am
I never got into the whole podcast thing, but I do listen to Dr Geek's Lab of Applied Geekdom (http://www.drgeeklab.com/home.asp) every once in a while. Part discussion, part fan tribute, part drama, with interviews and suchlike. And you've probably never heard of it.
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[Post 15]
Author : Squamous
Date : Feb 7 '17 12:53pm
RPG wise, I'd have to echo the suggestion of RPPR, which is the only RPG podcast I've been able to stick with for years, although there's more stuff than I can manage to listen to being put out at the moment....
Comedy? Any of Richard Herrings stuff is usually good quality.
Other...The Parapod...is uhm, well, an experience...
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[Post 16]
Author : mrsharkbear
Date : Feb 9 '17 5:06am
I don't think anyone has mentioned My Brother, My Brother, and Me, which is my favorite comedy podcast. Other favorites are How Did This Get Made, Hardcore History, History of Rome, The Ancient World, and No Such Thing As A Fish.
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[Post 17]
Author : Syndl
Date : Feb 9 '17 4:38pm
I don't think anyone has mentioned My Brother, My Brother, and Me, which is my favorite comedy podcast. Other favorites are How Did This Get Made, Hardcore History, History of Rome, The Ancient World, and No Such Thing As A Fish.
My husband is hooked on Adventure Zone (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone), which I believe is by the same guys of My Brother, My Brother and Me + their dad.
I'm just picking up Serial (https://serialpodcast.org/). Good so far. I've always listened to NPR's Fresh Air (http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air) on the radio and psyched to find it as a downloadable podcast now.
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[Post 18]
Author : Therren
Date : Feb 9 '17 6:12pm
The aforementioned My Brother, My Brother, and Me (aka muhbimbam) is pretty good, wife listens to them a lot. I personally prefer Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, less on the funny side but still very interesting. Welcome To Night Vale is also very fun, a nice little homage to things like 50's sci-fi serials done in the style of public news updates for a fictional desert town.
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[Post 19]
Author : Elistan
Date : Feb 10 '17 2:28pm
Joe Rogan's podcast is pretty great, with a huge range of guests resulting in a pretty broad variety of topics. I love the Cracked podcast as well, for similar reasons.
Patrick Rothfuss (author of The Name of the Wind) and Max Temkin (creator of Cards Against Humanity) have an interesting podcast together (although it's short).
My current favorite is a D&D realplay, Drunks & Dragons. It's not for everybody, but their humor really matches mine and I pretty fully enjoy it.
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[Post 20]
Author : ChibiFangirl
Date : Feb 12 '17 11:19pm
Oh boy I have a bunch....where do I begin? Most of mine you can find on youtube, so I won't bother sharing links.
Word Funk is the podcast that got me listening to podcasts again. Its basically Seignfeld in podcast form. Three guys talk about nothing for an hour and a half. Topics include Baltamore Stories (one of the hosts lives in Baltimore), avantgarde music, law, religon and anime.
Dice Funk spawned off Word Funk and is the reason I'm on this site since its a tabletop podcast. They are on their second season and unlike most campaigns, none of the players (and sometimes the DM) take the game very seriously.
My Favorite Murders is good too. But its not for everyone since things can get really.....bleak. Its a true crime podcast mixed with some comedy and is really addicting.
Sleep with Me Podcast is a podcast for insomnia. The host sounds stoned AF and will ramble about random topics. Story examples is "The Great Ebola Crisis", "What Would JarJar do?" and "A Bjork Love Story." Its hilarous and oddly soothing at the same time.
Love and Justice is a mostly comedy podcast about Magical Girl series, mostly of Sailor Moon. I'm personally not a Sailor Moon fan, but the hosts are hilarious and definitely interesting to listen to if you have two hours to kill.
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[Post 21]
Author : asof_y
Date : Feb 13 '17 3:13am
Scriptnotes (https://johnaugust.com/) is really good. It's a podcast about screenwriting, but occasionally it ventures into stuff like the film industry or writing or other things.
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[Post 22]
Author : mishra
Date : Feb 15 '17 2:26am
Dice Funk spawned off Word Funk and is the reason I'm on this site since its a tabletop podcast. They are on their second season and unlike most campaigns, none of the players (and sometimes the DM) take the game very seriously.
The 2nd season is so damn good. Austin is a great DM, though Johnny is really good too, but Austin's world and NPCs are great, it's one of the best campaigns I've listened to. That, and the PCs are great too, love Vinny.
A highly recommended series to listen to.
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[Post 23]
Author : PeterSon
Date : Mar 7 '17 1:04pm
not very original, but i'm a great sucker for This American Life. and occasionally listen to On Being (https://soundcloud.com/onbeing)
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[Post 24]
Author : Elround4
Date : Apr 4 '17 2:42am
I like listening to Clay Jenkinson's "The Thomas Jefferson Hour (http://jeffersonhour.com/)." In addition to learning more about said Founding Father it also has interesting stuff about the time he lived in, and said historian even uses that information to occasionally meditate on how things are today.
If we can consider youtube videos as being podcasts, I'd also recommend the lecture clips/other videos posted by Philosophy Professor Wes Cecil (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ff15w4ufviWfv9UfIuByA/videos). Another good podcast on philosphy would be the one made by the BBC, called: "In Our Time (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f0vzr/episodes/downloads)"
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[Post 25]
Author : mildly_competent
Date : Apr 4 '17 4:18pm
I recently finished up the History of Rome podcast, and I have to say that about when he got to Diocletian the author really seemed to be losing his luster for the thing. But he ended it at the fall of the western empire, and instead started another podcast called Revolutions (http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/) where for ~4 months he does a podcast per week on some revolution or other. I've only listened to the first "season", which was on the English Revolution (or, as you like, the English civil wars of the 1600s). Great stuff!
I might have to check out "In Our Time"...
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[Post 26]
Author : mildly_competent
Date : Apr 20 '17 9:21pm
Aside from just putting out podcast suggestions, I wonder if you guys have recommendation on a particular topic: Science History. I've been looking around, and to the extent that podcasts on this stuff exist they're kind of diffuse. There are some episodes on science in Stuff you missed in history class (http://www.missedinhistory.com/tags/science-history.htm), some of Hardcore History's episodes go over science-related stuff (e.g. "The Destroyer of Worlds"), and it looks like there was a short-lived podcast run by a Historian of Science called The Missing Link (https://missinglinkpodcast.wordpress.com/) (but the files are no longer available...)
I'm going around listening to various science-relevant episodes in history podcasts, but I was wondering if anyone had recommendations that I may have missed.
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[Post 27]
Author : mildly_competent
Date : Mar 12 '18 4:18pm
I'm not sure if anyone's still interested in this thread, but just in case I thought I'd share a couple other interesting podcasts.
I've really been enjoying The Great Books Podcast (https://www.nationalreview.com/blog/corner/great-books-podcast/) as a way to either relive classics or add more books to my shelf. Each week the host (an author for The National Review) speaks with a professor of English/Literature/Theatre/Classics to discuss a great work of literature. It puts a lot of works into great context and gives interesting related anecdotes. A relatively young podcast.
I'll also give a tepid recommendation for More Perfect (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/481105292/more-perfect). The show's producers pick out important supreme court cases/decisions throughout U.S. history and discuss what went on, the arguments on either end, and the societal implications. Unfortunately, in the last several episodes they decided to start using a lot more sound-effects that seem almost condescending to the listeners. Like they have to use auditory wingdings to keep our attention. Mostly bugged the crap out of me.
Disclaimer: each of these two podcasts tries to come at issues with a sense of balance. But you can clearly tell that they each have their own ideological slant, which can become annoying. I still think that they're well worth the listen, though.
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